REGENERATION specialist St. Modwen is accelerating plans to deliver industrial space across its Worcester developments following a surge in interest and a shortage in supply.

Plans were revealed earlier this year to deliver six new units at Great Western Business Park totalling 25,000sq ft of space and the company also has plans for a further four acres of land available on a design and build basis.

St. Modwen development surveyor Jonathan Green explained: “The first phase of Great Western Business Park has long been 100 per cent occupied and now this second phase looks set to emulate that success. Hereford & Worcester Fire Authority is on track to move into its new purpose-built accommodation in early 2015 and we have six new speculative units that are currently under construction, also due to complete in early 2015.

“The upturn in demand for high quality premises being experienced across the region has encouraged us to bring forward plans for an additional four acres of design and build land, allowing occupiers to design their accommodation according to their specific requirements whilst still benefitting from St. Modwen’s estate management.”

Elsewhere within Worcester, First Great Western Trains has leased a 2,500 sq ft office unit at Shrub Hill industrial scheme. The 10 acre, managed estate comprises offices, a range of industrial warehouse space, as well as an enterprise centre that helps to foster smaller start-up companies and SMEs. At Nunnery Way, the 19 acre site between M5’s junction six and seven, St. Modwen is developing employment, showroom and leisure space, which will be available in 2015.

At Great Western Business Park, off Tolladine Way, there is the second phase two design and build land and speculative industrial units which range from 3,500 to 5,500 sq ft.